For Release -04-02-13 - New York, N.Y. – (Release from www.Skullman.com) The
basketball documentary The Other Dream Team, directed and produced by Marius
Markevicius and Jon Weinbach, is a sports and political documentary about the
national Lithuanian basketball team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic
Games. It screens again today March 15th in Vilnius at Kino Pavasaris,
Lithuania's largest film festival. It's out on DVD and is reported to have plans for international TV
syndication soon.

It highlights Lithuanians’ experiences behind the Iron Curtain, where elite
athletes were subjected to brutalities of Communist rule. As they hid from KGB
agents and feared for their lives, Lithuania’s basketball stars always shared a
common goal – to utilize their athletic gifts to help free their country. The
Other Dream Team full movie cast

The team stepped on the podium in 1992 to receive their bronze medals wearing
the artist's design. When the story broke in 1992 his contribution was not noted
in lieu of the bigger names involved. However the film touches on setting the
facts straight about the source of the image by including a 23 second clip on
the artist who created it explaining his inspiration.
So look carefully, you may miss it. It was not created by
a rock group as the public may have been led to believe by the press. If you thought you knew
the complete story behind the source of the iconic slam-dunking skeleton on the tie dye uniforms,
it's not what you've heard. Fact: It was not created as the icon of a rock
group. It came from a completely different source created independently with a
completely different inspiration.

Facts: "The 'Slam Dunking Skullman' Skeleton, that became a household icon when
it was worn on tie dyed uniforms by the 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Team
in the Barcelona Olympics was created by New York artist Greg Speirs, who
describes his inspiration for the infamous skeletal image in Marius Markevicius'
2012 documentary
film. The artist's Slam-Dunking Skeleton became a legendary icon for the team
and for the country of Lithuania. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona the Men’s
Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Team stepped up to the podium to receive their
bronze medals and wore the uniforms for the world to see. The Slam Dunking
Skeleton has come to represent the spirit of the team and used to promote the
film's run in theaters. The film reveals a 23 second clip
of the artist describing his inspiration behind the shirt as more people begin
to learn the real story behind the source of the image.
Watch the YouTube Video:VIDEO CLIPThe fact is that the image was an
independent creation that came from the artist and was not an icon of a musical
group. Go to
www.skullman.com
for more info. Even billionaire Richard Branson, wore the Greg Speirs'
Lithuanian basketball Skullman tie-dye t-shirt while inviting everyone to a
leadership forum in Kaunas this June where he will be the keynote speaker. The
image becomes an unofficial symbol of Lithuania's success as Sir Branson speaks
about Lithuania's success as he tugs on and notes the Skullman shirt he is
wearing to the viewers. See video link:
http://verslas.delfi.lt/verslas/rbransonas-teigia-esas-suzavetas-lietuviu-sekmes-istoriju.d?id=60674845

The origin
of the Slam Dunking Skeleton - from the artist himself:“The 1992
Lithuanian Basketball Team represents what happens in freedom…people excel. The
struggle of the Lithuanian team struck a chord with me so I decided to come up
with an image which I believed represented them. I came up with the Slam Dunking
Skeleton because it symbolized the team, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes
and coming up from nothing, and rising up to overcome the obstacles, which are
represented by the hands blocking the shot in the image. The image is one of breaking out
of oppression symbolized by the skeleton finally slam dunking the basketball. This was my interpretation in 1992 and the real meaning of the
image. It's not a dead skeleton at all, but this skeleton represents rebirth and a new
life. I know that the Lithuanians really understand what freedom is all about,
and anywhere people love freedom I'm there to help. Also, you can't have freedom without free enterprise”-Greg
Speirs. Hear the audio interview from the artist himself: Audio
Interview
at
www.gregspeirs.com

The major charitable donation to the team:

The
shirtsbecame a sought after collectible and started selling. The
artist then acquired the status as the major sponsor of the team by
donating 100% of his profits from the sales of the
t-shirts to fund the team. Recent news reports state millions were given to
Lithuania from sales of the T-Shirts, which featured the artist's Slam Dunking
Skeleton Trademark with his donation also funding the 1996 Team, Lithuanian
Children's Charities and help with the
basketball school in Lithuania. He turned down all money generated
from sales of his creation, but instead donated 100% of his profits to the team. The public has
now discovered that his donation eclipsed all of the funding by the big names
involved. The Other Dream Team movie bio:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3998173The original shirts have been reissued & are available at::
www.skullman.com
The Other Dream Team documentary film trailer
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